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other times as the Secretary may 

request, and to submit a report of each 

audit directly to the Secretary; 

(n) To periodically prepare and make 

public and to make available to 

manufacturers for the U.S. market 

reports of its activities and, at least once 

each fiscal period, to make public an 

accounting of funds received and 

expended; 

(o) To maintain minutes, books, and 

records and prepare and submit to the 

Secretary such reports from time to time 

as may be required for appropriate 

accounting with respect to the receipt 

and disbursement of funds entrusted to 

it, and to submit to the Secretary such 

information pertaining to this part or 

subpart as he or she may request; 

(p) To act as an intermediary between 

the Secretary and any manufacturer for 

the U.S. market; 

(q) To receive, investigate and report 

to the Secretary complaints of violations 

of the Order; and 

(r) To develop and recommend such 

rules and regulations to the Secretary for 

approval as may be necessary for the 

development and execution of plans or 

activities to effectuate the purposes of 

the Act. 

■ 12. Revise redesignated § 1217.48 to 

read as follows: 

§ 1217.48 Prohibited activities. 

The Board may not engage in, and 

shall prohibit the employees and agents 

of the Board from engaging in: 

(a) Any action that would be a conflict 

of interest; 

(b) Using funds collected by the Board 

under the Order to undertake any action 

for the purpose of influencing 

legislation or governmental action or 

policy, by local, state, national, and 

foreign governments or subdivision 

thereof, other than recommending to the 

Secretary amendments to the Order; and 

(c) No program, plan or project 

including advertising shall be false or 

misleading or disparaging to another 

agricultural commodity. Softwood 

lumber of all geographic origins shall be 

treated equally. 

■ 13. In § 1217.52, revise paragraph (h) 

to read as follows: 

§ 1217.52 Assessments. 

* * * * * 

(h) The HTSUS categories and 

assessment rates on imported softwood 

lumber are listed in the following table. 

The assessment rates are computed 

using the following conversion factors: 

One cubic meter (m3) equals 

0.423776001 thousand board feet, and 

one square meter (m2) equals 

0.010763104 thousand board feet. 

Accordingly, the assessment rate per 

cubic meter and square meter is as 

follows. 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (h) 

Softwood lumber 

(by HTSUS No.) 

Assessment 

$/cubic 

meter 

Assessment 

$/square 

meter 

4407.11.00 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4407.12.00 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4407.13.00 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4407.14.00 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4407.19.00 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4409.10.05 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4409.10.10 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4409.10.20 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4409.10.90 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

4418.99.10 ........ 0.1737 0.004412 

* * * * * 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03372 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–0233; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–01003–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain Airbus SAS Model A330–800 

and A330–900 series airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by a report 

of a protective cap found still in place 

on the drain hole of a fire extinguishing 

pipe, and by further investigations 

indicating these caps may have 

remained on other airplanes. This 

proposed AD would require a one-time 

general visual inspection (GVI) of the 

engine fire extinguishing pipe drain 

hole and, depending on findings, 

removal of the protective cap, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

proposed for incorporation by reference 

(IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by April 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–0233; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this NPRM, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material that is proposed 

for IBR in this AD, contact EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find 

this material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. It is also available at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2024–0233. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 206–231–3229; email 

Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2024–0233; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–01003–T’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

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Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Vladimir Ulyanov, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 206–231–3229; 

email Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2023–0169, 

dated September 4, 2023 (EASA AD 

2023–0169) (also referred to as the 

MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Airbus SAS Model A330–800 

and A330–900 series airplanes. The 

MCAI states that a protective cap was 

found still in place on the drain hole of 

a fire extinguishing pipe. Further 

investigations indicated that this failure 

to remove those caps may have occurred 

on other airplanes. This condition, if not 

detected and corrected, could lead to 

accumulation of water and ice in the 

pipe and, in case of an engine fire, 

prevent extinguishing that engine fire, 

possibly resulting in reduced control of 

the airplane. 

The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–0233. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2023–0169 specifies 

procedures for a GVI of the engine fire 

extinguishing pipe drain hole and, if 

found, removal of the protective cap. 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in ADDRESSES. 

FAA’s Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

is issuing this NPRM after determining 

that the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

in other products of the same type 

design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

EASA AD 2023–0169 described 

previously, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 

CAAs. As a result, the FAA proposes to 

incorporate EASA AD 2023–0169 by 

reference in the FAA final rule. This 

proposed AD would, therefore, require 

compliance with EASA AD 2023–0169 

in its entirety through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Using common terms that are the same 

as the heading of a particular section in 

EASA AD 2023–0169 does not mean 

that operators need comply only with 

that section. For example, where the AD 

requirement refers to ‘‘all required 

actions and compliance times,’’ 

compliance with this AD requirement is 

not limited to the section titled 

‘‘Required Action(s) and Compliance 

Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 2023–0169. 

Service information required by EASA 

AD 2023–0169 for compliance will be 

available at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–0233 after the 

FAA final rule is published. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 8 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA 

estimates the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

4 work-hours × $85 per hour = $340 .......................................................................................... $0 $340 $2,720 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

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Regulatory Findings 

The FAA determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national Government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2024–0233; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–01003–T. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by April 8, 

2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model 

A330–841 and A330–941 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0169, dated September 4, 

2023 (EASA AD 2023–0169). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 26, Fire Protection. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

protective cap found still in place on the 

drain hole of a fire extinguishing pipe, and 

by further investigations indicating these 

caps may have remained on other airplanes. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

protective caps possibly remaining in place 

on fire extinguishing pipes installed on the 

affected airplanes. The unsafe condition, if 

not addressed, could result in accumulation 

of water and ice in the pipe and, in case of 

an engine fire, prevent extinguishing that 

engine fire, possibly resulting in reduced 

control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and 

(i) of this AD: Comply with all required 

actions and compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, EASA AD 2023– 

0169. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0169 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0169 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2023–0169. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2023–0169 specifies 

to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (k) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus SAS’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

If approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (j)(2) of this AD, if 

any service information contains procedures 

or tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are not identified 

as RC may be deviated from using accepted 

methods in accordance with the operator’s 

maintenance or inspection program without 

obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided 

the procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(k) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Vladimir Ulyanov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 

231–3229; email Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0169, dated September 4, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0169, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations, or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. 

Issued on February 14, 2024. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03464 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR PART 270 

[Release No. IC–35129; File No. S7–2024– 

01] 

RIN 3235–AN33 

Qualifying Venture Capital Funds 

Inflation Adjustment 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: To implement the 

requirements of the Economic Growth, 


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